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PAIR OF CLASSIC AMERICAN DIE-CAST MODEL CARS, ARKO, - 1949 FORD WOODY AND 1957 FORD FAIRLANE

A CHARMING PAIR OF METICULOUSLY DETAILED DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES REPRESENTING ICONIC AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN FROM THE POST-WAR ERA. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES TWO DISTINCT MODELS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE STYLING EVOLUTION OF THE 1940S AND 1950S.

1949 FORD WOODY WAGON:
THIS VIBRANT RED MODEL FEATURES AUTHENTIC WOOD-GRAIN SIDE PANELLING RENDERED IN YELLOW AND BROWN DECALS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASSIC WOODY WAGON AESTHETIC. THE MODEL DISPLAYS PRECISE DETAILING INCLUDING CHROME BUMPERS, WHITEWALL TYRES, AND PERIOD-CORRECT WINDOW TRIM. THE PROPORTIONS CAPTURE THE DISTINCTIVE BOXY SILHOUETTE OF THE ORIGINAL 1949 FORD.

1957 FORD FAIRLANE CONVERTIBLE:
THE COMPANION PIECE PRESENTS A LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE TWO-TONE FINISH TYPICAL OF 1950S AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN. THIS CONVERTIBLE MODEL FEATURES AN OPEN-TOP CONFIGURATION WITH DETAILED INTERIOR VISIBLE THROUGH CLEAR WINDOWS. CHROME DETAILING IS PROMINENT ON THE BUMPERS, GRILLE, AND TRIM. THE WHITEWALL TYRES AND WIRE-STYLE WHEEL COVERS ADD AUTHENTICITY TO THE PERIOD REPRESENTATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- BOTH MODELS FEATURE WORKING DOORS AND OPENING BONNETS
- DETAILED INTERIOR APPOINTMENTS VISIBLE THROUGH TRANSPARENT WINDOWS
- AUTHENTIC PERIOD-CORRECT COLOUR SCHEMES AND TRIM DETAILS
- DIE-CAST METAL CONSTRUCTION WITH PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS
- WHITEWALL TYRES ON BOTH VEHICLES
- CHROME-PLATED METAL DETAILING THROUGHOUT

CONDITION: BOTH MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, DISPLAYING VIBRANT ORIGINAL PAINT FINISHES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEAR, FADING, OR DAMAGE. ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. WINDOWS REMAIN CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED. THE MODELS REPRESENT FINE EXAMPLES OF DIE-CAST AUTOMOTIVE MINIATURES SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR COLLECTION PURPOSES.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. ONE MODEL INCLUDES AN ACCOMPANYING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, CONFIRMING THIS AS A GENUINE LICENSED COLLECTIBLE EDITION CRAFTED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS AS SUPPLIED BY THE FORD MUSEUM IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN.

THESE MODELS EXEMPLIFY THE ENDURING APPEAL OF CLASSIC AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE DESIGN AND REPRESENT QUALITY DIE-CAST CRAFTSMANSHIP. SUITABLE FOR AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIASTS, COLLECTORS OF AMERICAN MEMORABILIA, OR THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD-INSPIRED DECORATIVE PIECES.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 7cm, Weight: 2Kg

TOORMINA
548752+162


Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia




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